Metallic tie and rail-fastener.



N0. 886,841. PATBNTED MAY 5, 1908.

L. MoPARLAND. MBTALLIO TIE AND RAIL FASTENER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 11, 1907.

LEWIS MCFAHLAXD. ()F ll'l"l$lll'lttj. PIINNSYLVANH.

METALLIC TIE AND RAIL-FASTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 5, 1%08.

Application flied June 11, 1907. Serial No. 378.381.

To all ii /10m it may concern:

Be it known that l, Lnwis ihlCFARLANIL citizen of the lnited States of America. residing at Pittsburg. in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsvlvaiiia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Metallic Ties and itail-l astcners, of which the following is a. specification, reierence being had therein to the accoiupaining drawing.

This invention relates to metallic tics and rail fasteners, and the invention has for its object to provide a novel tie for supporting rails. particularly the confronting ends of two rails, whereby the rails cannot become vertically oi laterally displaced with relation to a tie. To this end, I have devised a simple and inexpensive tie and a novel rail fastener for retaining the confronting ends of two rails upon a tie. the fastener being easily and quickly placed in position to embrace the sides of a rail and retain the rails in such a position that practicallv a continuous tread will be provided for the rolling stock adapted to pass over the rails.

, Another object of this invention is to provide a novel tie for supporting rails, which will receive the stresses and strains to which a rail is subjected, independent of a rail fastener, thus preventing the vibratory strains and stresses of the rails from loosening the fastener used in ctainection with the rails and allowing the vertical displacement. of said rails.

With the above and other objects in view. the invention consists in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fully described and then specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

eferring to the drawing forming )art of this specification, like numerals of reierence designate cori'esponding parts throughout the several views, in which:

Figure l is a perspective view of my improved metallic tie illustrating the confronting ends of two rails secured thereon. Fig. 2 is an elevation of a tie illustrating the. fastener used in connection therewith, Fig. 3 is an end view of in im novcd tie illustrating a fastener in side elevation, Fig. "l is a perspective view of one end of the tie clear the tongues 4.

constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 5 is a. sectional view of the tie illustrating a modified form. of construction.

Mv imiroved tic coinn'ises an ohlozr structure 1 having longitudiiiallv disposed grooves 2 formed therein whereby the ballast of a roadbed will take a firm grip upon the tie and prevent the same from becoming displaced when subjected to the action of rolling stock passing over the same. The tie l is also provided with transverse grooves I; to receive the depending tongues 4 of rails 5 mounted upon the tie. the tongues i preventing lateral displacement of said rails.

The sides of the tie 1. upon each side of the grooves are provided with brackets 6 said brackets being suitably secured to the tie preferably by screw bolts 7. File brackets assist in supporting the. rails and upon said brackets are secured by nuts and bolts 8, splice bars 9, said bars embracing the sides of the rails 5 and being secured thereto by bolts it) and nuts 11. To further secure the splice bars 9 to the tie, I use screw bolts 12, which pass downwardly through the splice bars 9 and engage in the of the tie 1.

Where the track is of a small gage and the rolling stock of a light construction, the fastening means of the brackets 6 can be. dis pensed with, as the tongue 4 in connection with the screw bolt 12, is sullicientto prevent lateral displacement of the rails 5 upon the tie, while the splice bars prevent vertical displacement. it is also possible to use. my improved rail fastener in connection with a wooden tic. by providing the same with the transverse grooves 3 for the reception of the tongues 1 of the rails 5, spikes bein used in connection with the splice bars 9 in lieu of the screw bolts 12. and if necessary, the brackets (i spiked to the sides of the tie.

in Fig. 5 of the drawing, 1 have illustrated a inodi'lied form of my invention wherein a Lie 1 of the I-beam construction is used and provided with grooves 3 to receive the depending longues 4 of the rails 5. Suitably secured to the web portion of the lie 1 are brackets l4, said brackets being cut away to The rail 5 can he boited to the tie l" and to brackets H b ibolts and nuts 15.

It is thought from the foregoing descriptiori. the manner of assembling my imgreyed. rail fastener will be fully understood, end it is obvious that such chs es in the size, proportion and minor details of construction es are permissible by the appended clsims, may he resorted to Without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

Wlmt 1 claim and desire to secure by Let- Petent, isze 1. In s tie and rail fastener, the combination with an oblong structure having longitudizislly disposed grooves formed in its side end transverse grooves in its to of rails having depending tongues adapts to engage in seed trsnsverse grooves, brackets carried by the sides of sale. tie, splice bars secured to ssid brackets end embracing the sides of said rails, and means to secure said splice bars to the to of said tie, substantially as described.

2. he combination with a metallic tie having transverse grooves formed therein, of mils having longitudinally disposed tongues adapted to fit in said grooves, brackets engaging the sides of said tie, splice bars secured to said brsckets and embracing the sides of said rails, and means to secure said splice bars to said tie.

In testimony whereof I sfiix my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

LEWIS MoFARLAND.

Witnesses:

MAX H. SsoLovITz, .E. S. ELLIOTT. 

